Monday, May 24, 2010

Does this fish make my boat look big and other adventures

The title for this blog was a stroke of genius on Heather's part.This is the only fish either of us have caught. Still, what a great excuse to sit in a kayak for hours on a beautiful river. We ended up on the Winooski River and what a stunning day.
A three winged dragonfly was rescued by Heather. It sat there and tried to dry its wings to fly again.
There were cows on the banks. Really. Right next to some Canadian geese.
And the sunset. We got back to the car as the sun was going down. Just a beautiful day.

The next day we took a hike up Pharaoh Mountain in the Adirondacks. The stats: 12.8 miles round trip over 6 hours, 1,450 foot ascent over the last mile. The forest was old growth, those trees around me really are that big. Some must have been over a hundred years old.
These signs are from the mid-point of the hike. It is a beautiful wilderness and lots of trails to play with. Add to that wonderful weather and it makes a stunning hike.
There was this cool frog on the path...
Not very big I know but cool. The view from the top was incredible, pictures don't do it justice. There are various sides with exposed rock. We took a couple of minutes just to sit and enjoy it. Sal certainly did.
And where we at lunch/dinner on the return.

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